SmartHERNews Jenna Lee

Breaking news shared during our broadcast including new remarks from Vice President Harris, a new endorsement from fmr. House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) and the Secret Service Director takes questions from Congress on the attempted assassination of fmr. Pres. Trump. 
✓ 1:00: The story of the moment: the 2024 presidential race is the ultimate developing story.  
✓ 3:00: Out of the mouths of babes.  
✓ 6:00: Removing politicians from this political story ... the American people and the primary process.  
✓ 7:00: The democratic party does not have a top of the ticket, and Pres. Biden’s endorsement of VP Kamala Harris does not make her the presumptive nominee.  
 
✓ 8:00: What makes this news historic? The timing. Reminder: Early voting starts after Labor Day.  
 
✓ 9:00: The Democratic National Party will meet mid-week. A virtual roll call could confirm a presumptive nominee before the Democratic National Convention.  
✓ 11:00: What happens to Pres. Biden's campaign money?  
✓ 13:00: Historic context: VP Harris’s run for president in 2020.  What went wrong? 
✓ 15:00: At an event celebrating student athletes, hear from VP Harris as she speaks for the first time since Sunday's breaking news. Plus ~ VP Harris’ next stop? Delaware to meet with the Biden-Harris campaign.  
✓ 18:00: A flow chart from the Washington Post helps us visualize how the delegates might vote in a convention if a virtual roll call does not happen. 
✓ 19:00: How social media was used as a direct line to the American People. Pres. Biden’s letter on X and Instagram.  
✓ 20:00: What’s real? What’s not? ... Today’s digital lage and important lesson for the media. 
✓ 22:00: The Prime Minister of Israel set to address Congress on Wednesday and also meet with VP Harris.  
✓ 23:00: What might the next several months of Pres. Biden’s presidency look like? 
✓ 24:00: Why live moments matter.  
 
✓ 25:00: A voice note from Virginia regarding the Democratic Party’s platform: How will VP Kamala Harris change the platfrom?.   
 
✓ 27:00: The Democratic Party Platform & the Republican Party’s Platform: Agenda47  
 
✓ 31:00: A question from Mel about a candidate’s journey onto the ballot. And what RFK Jr. said after Pres. Biden dropped out.  
 
✓ 38:00: The Secret Service Director, testified in front of Congress, addresses questions from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). 
 
✓ 42:00: Christian asks, “What is the process for other potential candidates to come forward?” 
 
✓ 47:00: Plus news of Congresswoman Pelosi’s endorsement breaks during our broadcast.  
 
✓ 49:00: What we’re watching for next ... plus an important reminder to look up and out.  
Israel and the Houthis (a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group by the U.S.) continue to exchange fire.  
 
 
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The Democratic party platform 
The Republican party platform 
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Listen to the before and after of Fmr. Pres. Trump's 90 minute acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. We take you live to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to listen to the speech and provide some headlines and analysis along with our LIVE audience!
Quick Rundown:
The source of some new reporting on the status of Pres. Biden: 9:00
President Trump speech begins at 47:00 & ends 2:19 
A reminder about the political process in America: 3:00
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When father of two Gary Tate attended his first rally in support of former President Trump on Saturday, July 13th, he had no idea he would witness history.

Hear Gary's description of the the day ~ from before, during and after the event, including his observation about security. Many thanks to Gary for his honest reflection of this historic moment.
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As we wait for more information on the attempted assassination of former Pres. Trump, we hear from two very special guests: an eyewitness who attended Pres. Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania and a historian and journalist with incredible expertise on an important character in American history.  
 
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✓ 0:00: Thank you for being here and for inspiring us to deliver quick, concise, nonpartisan news. We are here because of you.  
✓ 3:00: The unusual and extraordinary circumstances surrounding the reporting of this weekend’s events.  
✓ 4:00: Very big news and a notable change ~ Federal case against former Pres. Trump over his handling of classified documents dismissed. 
✓ 8:00: The who, what, when, where, how, and why of the attempted assassination of former President Trump.  
✓ 10:00: First minute of Pres. Biden’s Oval Office address ... and an extraordinary omission.
 
✓ 14:00: We hear from Gary Tate, an eyewitness who attended the rally ~ FOR HIS FULL INTERVIEW CLICK HERE
 
✓ 22:00: Question: “Have journalists been able to verify whether videos of people telling officers they saw the shooter climbing up ahead of time?”  
✓ 23:00: New reporting on the alleged shooter and why we’re using the term “alleged shooter.”  
✓ 29:00: The Republican National Convention.  
✓ 30:00: Historic context on a brokered convention ~  we hear from journalist and historian, Ed Achorn, author of The Lincoln Miracle.  
✓ 34:00: What miraculous things had to happen that led to Pres. Lincoln’s nomination. 
✓ 37:00: Achorn’s perspective on why this brokered convention mattered for the future of our nation.  
✓ 38:00: The fortitude of Abraham Lincoln.  
✓ 43:00: Achorn: “The people are the real leaders of this country.”  
✓ 44:00: What we can learn today from Lincoln’s brokered convention.  
 
✓ 47:00: How the assassination of President McKinley changed the course of the Secret Service.  
 
✓ 48:00: Encouraging Curiosity over Commentary keeps you in the driver’s seat on today’s developing stories. We look forward to serving you during this historic time period. 
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Pres. Biden participated in a LIVE press conference Thursday, July 11 - his first since a debate two weeks ago that drew attention to his mental and physical fitness. Some political analysts described this as a “make or break” moment for the campaign. Was it? Jenna provides a “reporter’s notebook” at the conclusion of the news conference, focusing on three factors that impacted this story: The Timing. The Takeaways (or lackof). And the significance of the last few moments of the event.
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A severely depressed president ... a president with a "mysterious growth" ... a president with a hidden surgery ... another with a stroke that left him incapacitated ... and a commander-in-chief whose hemorrhoids became international news (true story). 
All stories we hear about from Dr. Jacob Appel, M.D., MS, MPH, who has become a leading expert on presidential health.  From the role of the White House physician to the health qualms of Pres. George Washington to the difference of cognitive and neurological exams for aging leaders, Dr. Appel weaves some healthy, historical perspective into today's continuing developing story about the health and political future of Pres. Biden.
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